ragù
English
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Etymology
From Italian ragù, from French ragoût, from Middle French ragoûter (“to awaken the appetite”), from goût (“taste”), from Latin gustus. Doublet of ragout.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -uː
Noun
ragù (countable and uncountable, plural ragùs)
- An Italian pasta sauce containing ground meat cooked with sautéed vegetables in tomato sauce or some other kind of liquid.
- Hyponym: Bolognese sauce
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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ragoût, from Middle French ragoûter (“to awaken the appetite”), from goût (“taste”), from Latin gustus. See also gusto (“taste”) and its derivations.
Pronunciation
Noun
ragù m (uncountable)
- (countable and uncountable) ragù, ragu (pasta sauce)
- 2009, Giulia Angelini, Elisabetta Fontana, Per il verso giusto: Übungsbuch für fortgeschrittene Italienischlernende, Helmut Buske Verlag, page 196:
- Non è difficile preparare un buon ragù.
- Preparing some good ragù is not difficult.
- Hyponyms: ragù alla bolognese, ragù alla napoletana, (fish ragù) ragù di pesce, (vegetarian ragù, vegetable ragù) ragù vegetariano
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